Artificial intelligence may be smarter than ever, but that power could be turned against us. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is sounding the alarm, warning that AI systems can be hacked and retrained in ways that make them dangerous. Speaking at the Sifted Summit 2025 in London, Schmidt explained that …
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More than 1 million patients have been affected by a data breach involving SimonMed Imaging, one of the country’s largest outpatient radiology and medical imaging providers. The breach came to light after a cyberattack compromised sensitive patient data, with reports indicating that ransomware operators may have been behind the incident. …
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Instagram is turning up the parental controls. The app will now treat teen accounts more like a PG-13 movie, automatically filtering out mature or risky content for anyone under 18. That means teens will no longer see posts, videos, or search results that fall outside the “movie-style” PG-13 zone, unless …
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You might have noticed that in the past few months, many companies have disclosed data breaches, including Google, Dior and Allianz, and one name that appeared in most cases was Salesforce. Hackers did not breach company networks directly or exploit vulnerabilities in Salesforce’s core software. Instead, they targeted the tools …
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Millions of private messages meant to stay secret are now public. Two AI companion apps, Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat, have exposed more than 43 million intimate messages and over 600,000 images and videos after a major data leak discovered by Cybernews, a leading cybersecurity research group known for uncovering …
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It starts with something small, a text that feels oddly familiar. Maybe it says, “Hey, how are you?” or “Are you coming to the BBQ?” Before you know it, you’re in a friendly back-and-forth with someone who seems genuine. But soon, that casual conversation takes a sharp turn toward money. …
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Election season should be about casting your vote and making your voice heard. But for scammers, it’s an opportunity to trick retirees into handing over personal details, money or even their vote itself. What many don’t realize is that public voter registration data is one of the biggest tools fraudsters …
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Phishing scams target every kind of institution, whether it’s a hospital, a big tech firm or even a fast-food chain. Educational institutions aren’t an exception, especially in 2025, when attackers are actively directing their efforts toward them. Universities across the U.S. are facing a new type of cybercrime where attackers …
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A teenager in New Jersey has filed a major lawsuit against the company behind an artificial intelligence (AI) “clothes removal” tool that allegedly created a fake nude image of her. The case has drawn national attention because it shows how AI can invade privacy in harmful ways. The lawsuit was …
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